In the UK alone, Play Online Bingo comprises a total annual stake of around £1.1 billion. Its now big business and not just for the Play Online Bingo halls. Customs and Excise collect around £115 million in duty incurred by Play Online Bingo each year.

However, the sun has not always shone on the Play Online Bingo industry. In 1974, the game seemed to hit its peak in popularity. It was widely seen as a cheap and cheerful way to provide mass entertainment. However, the advent of television seemed to cripple the game and its popularity fell dramatically until the end of the 90s. Yet for all the doom and gloom, the trend seems to be rising again. Numbers are holding and profits are increasing.

This new surge of popularity has been partly due to the vigorous marketing campaigns as executed by the Play Online Bingo companies. Television and literature campaigns for Play Online Bingo are now being promoted in Europe and companies are attempting to reinvigorate the game buy adapting and modernising some of the antiquated lingo that seemed to keep it stuck to its past - 21, the Key to the door, lucky legs 11, etc.

Most people consider bingo a game of luck - and they are correct. A clever player can however increase his or her winning odds by thinking outside the box. Lets take a look at couple of simple strategy tips I personally have used with success.

Bingo differs from all the other games of luck (like lotto) in one crucial way: every bingo game must have a winner. This may not sound such an important fact, but thanks to it the following conclusion is true: If every bingo game must have a winner, I will win more likely when there are less other people playing. Just by playing when there are fewer other people playing, your chance of winning the jackpot increases greatly!